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Adam Mickiewicz Monument
Full name of the monument :

Adam Mickiewicz Monument

Region :
Lviv region
Address of the monument :
Lviv, A. Mickiewicz Square
Status :
National significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1904 рік
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Imperial period from XVIIІ centuries to 1918
Artist(s) :
Anton Popel, Alfred Zaharievich, Jozef Sosnovsky
sculptor architect architect
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
male
Nationality :
Polish
Social status :
intellectuals
Size :
21 m.
Components of the monument :
The figure of Mickiewicz - 3.3 m, the pedestal - 17.7 m.
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
Adam Mickiewicz
Language(s) of the text :
Other(s)
Narrative commemorates :
National heroes
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
exists
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Lviv city council
Institution’s website :
https://city-adm.lviv.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
For the people of Lviv, Mickiewicz has always been, is, and will be the embodiment of the noblest ideal of love for the Motherland and self-sacrifice. Mickiewicz's column became a symbol of Lviv's national feelings. In front of it, the people of Lviv manifested all their sorrows and joys. From under the column, the children of Lviv went to fight for independence, in front of it, they protested against the resolutions of the Peace of Brest, in front of it, in the end, the coat of arms of Lviv was decorated with the Order of "Military Virtues".